#Anyway I’ll defend this ship to the end of my days

[karmathehalflander]

The husbands ever!

Anyway I’m rewatching trollhunters with a friend and these two are invading my mind. Drew this to get a feel for how to draw them so if things are kind of inconsistent that’s why.

[mah-t-wordblog]

Hello! You can do a Lee! Giyuu, Ler!Sabito?

They are practically like brothers, and I feel like Giyuu told him about his problems or what happened to him before arriving with Urokodaki (the death of his sister).

The idea is this, one day they would have fought because Giyuu was sometimes somewhat cowardly in Sabito's words and it ended in an argument to the point that Sabito blamed Giyuu for what happened to his sister (it wasn't purpose, anger made him say that without meaning to say it) and there is no talking from there, days pass and Sabito finds Giyuu crying in a room while telling himself that it was his fault for everything that happened to him, Sabito consoles him and apologizes Although, Giyuu is not very easy to smile when he was crying, although Sabito tries to cheer him up, the only thing that works is tickling, he is gentle with Giyuu in those moments since he was mostly ruthless when he tickled him.

(I feel like his palms are a bit sensitive, his knees are also quite sensitive but his feet are one of Giyuu's most sensitive places and Sabito always tickled him there)

Hey! There it is, I don’t know if it is exactly what u wanted, but i hope u like it

I’m so sorry

Lee: Giyu Tomioka

Ler: Sabito

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️🧡

Ships: NONE (just if u want)

Warnings: This is a tickle fic, if you don’t like it, just scroll down

This fanfic is originally in Portuguese, my English is translated using an automatic translator, if there are any big errors you can tell me so I can fix them

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️🧡

“Get up again, you need to brandish your sword” Sabito asked, in fact he ordered

Giyu was tired and sitting on the floor, he was hurt, he was just a kid

“I’m sorry, I’m tired”

“Stop being a coward”

Giyu got up again, Sabito's words normally encouraged him but today he was really tired and needed to rest

Sabito started to attack him, but Giyu defended him, he attacked again and hit Giyu, leaving a bruise on his arm.

"Hey!"

“You didn’t defend yourself”

Giyu got angry

“That’s enough, I need to rest”

"Where are you going?"

"I'm tired! You do not understand?" Giyu started to get angry, he walked away from Sabito

“Fight anyway!”

"No!"

"You are a coward!"

Giyu stopped and looked back “what are you talking about?!”

“You don’t fight me because you are a coward”

“You only fight me because you are stronger than me and you always want to win.”

“I'm just trying to help you and you don't recognize it, how difficult it is to deal with you! You only get in the way of Giyu!”

Giyu frowned and looked at him, the two were a few meters away

“Why are you saying that, Sabito?”

"Because it is true! If you hadn’t gotten in the way, your sister wouldn’t be dead, right?!”

Silence

Giyu looked at Sabito with an expression as if he had been ripped out of his soul.

He ran into the middle of the forest they were in.

‘Shit!’ Sabito thought “Giyu, please forgive me!” He shouted, but the other didn't care, he was already too far away

‘What did I do?’ He ran through the forest ‘where did he go? To where?'

Sabito ran into Mr. Urokodaki's house

“Giyu! Giyu!” He called

A sound of crying, he entered the room where he and Giyu slept and saw him crying, crouching down

“Giyu…” Sabito approached

"What do you want?"

"Please, forgive me"

Giyu looked at Sabito but sighed

“It wasn't my intention, you know it wasn't” Sabito held Giyu's hands

“It’s my fault…”

“No, it’s not, nothing is your fault” the boy continued looking fixedly at his friend “you’re not wrong, believe me”

Giyu relaxed a little “alright”

"Please forgive me"

“I forgive you, Sabito”

“I should have let you rest, please forgive me.”

“Hey, I told you that I forgive you”

Sabito smiled at the other, but Giyu couldn't smile back.

“Hey… do you want to get better?” The redhead asked

“Please” he asked softly

Sabito smiled “alright~”

He grabbed one of Giyu's hands and started running his fingers over his palm, which caused a bit of laughter.

"Hehehe"

“I’ll make you better!” Sabito squeezed Giyu's body, poking his belly and squeezing his sides.

“Ahahahaha! Sahahabihitoho”

“You asked for it~”

Sabito moved to the other's armpits

“STOHOHOHOP”

“So are you feeling better?”

“YEHEHEHEHES”

He stopped

“I’m sorry” Sabito asked once again

“I already apologized, stop blaming yourself, it sounds like me” Giyu smiled, he stood up and called the other “hey, shall we continue? I’ve rested enough, we won’t become hashiras if we don’t train, right?”

Sabito laughed “of course”

The two of them laughed and ran out of the house and into the forest.

Urokodaki saw the two and smiled

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜❤️🧡

Thanksssss 💛💛

[klarolinexluv]

what's it like to be pro-fascist? jegulus is fucking disgusting and you freaks need to get out of the fandom

Omg i was just thinking I’ve never gotten a hate comment before. It’s so ugly omg. Anyway. Call me a fascist all you want, I’m still going to ship Jegulus.

WHICH BTW SHIPPING SOMETHING DOESNT MAKE ANYONE OR ANYTHING A FASCIST. It’s like, what if I said I shipped Snily? Would you call me a fascist then? Because Snape was also a death eater. And Lily was not. MY POINT IS, shipping what you like doesn’t make you and anyone a fascist. It doesnt make you remotely anything. the only thing it does is make you fan of whatever the ship comes from, (marauders era, golden trio era, new gen, etc etc.) (Fuck JKR) OMG I HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE. would ypu call me a fascist for shipping drarry? Draco was a death eater. Harry was the fucking chosen one. Hell, maybe you dont ship drarry. dramione is just the same. shipping draco with anyone basically. the same as shipping regulus or barty or evan. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT DOESNT MAKE YOU A FASCIST FOR LIKING A SHIP OR CHARACTER. just becaude this ship or character 'gets in the way' of YOUR otp, doesn’t mean that anyone who does ship/like them is anything inherrently bad (or a fascist.) Also, you kinda like, taking away the actual meaning of the word??? Like, there are some people who are actual fascists, sometimes I see people comment things like this and I think that you don’t even know the definition of the word.

Fascist: Fascism is a far-right form of government in which most of the country's power is held by one ruler or a small group, under a single party. Fascist governments are usually totalitarian and authoritarian one-party states.

In case you were wondering, supporting and like a character who was a death eater and supporting the death eaters ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. PLUS THE DEATH EATERS AND TOM RIDDLE WERENT EVEN THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER. Not to defend them or anything but sure they held alot of power but the Ministry still had more (though they did nothing with it the dumb fuckers).

My final point is… ship and love whatever ships and characters you want. Most people don’t give a shit, and those that do are just mindless adults who think they are better than everyone. (newsflash, fandom is always changing and evolving. Get over it). I think it’s wonderful to have so many ships and variation in our fandom, I love exploring all these rare pairs and reading about them.

Don’t let anyone say otherwise, your art, your writing, your love is yours and there are so many people out their that love it just the same as you. Don’t let those single minded haters get to you, they may seem like there is so many of them but in reality it’s probably just one person sitting behind an anon trying to force you out, don’t let them! What you’ve created, what you love is so beautiful and so uniquely you. I love you. I love your art, your fandom. I love you.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE IT KNOWN THAT I AM ALSO A JILY SHIPPER. I actually love jily, but have a preference for jegulus. So… it’s also things like this that make me love jegulus that much more, because honestly, I’m going to love something that people continuously tell me not to. That’s probably unhealthy but it’s true.

My page and inbox is always open for anyone and everyone, even fucking haters, come at me, I’ll rant, like I just did. Anyway- my inbox and direct messages are always open if anyone wanted to talk or had anything they wanted to say to me. (Be warned if you are hating on me I will take screenshots and I will share it with the public, your blog name and all <3)

I hope everyone’s has a lovely day, drink lots of water. I love you!

Live, laugh, love JEGULUS AND REGULUS FUCKING BLACK.

[klancecuredmydepression]

My Opinion on Lance from Voltron:Legendary Defender

Sooo I’m finally doing a post on everyone’s favorite character from Voltron, Lancey Lance the Amazing Ninja Sharpshooter. But sadly, Lance was thrown around like a dirty rag, and not shown any affection or attention by anyone (besides Keef <3), including the creators of Voltron. Dreamworks did Lance dirty, and I will never forgive them because of that.

1. Lance’s insecurities. Lance has shown that he is insecure many times throughout the show. For example, when he visits Keith to tell him that he wants to leave the team so he doesn’t become a burden to anyone, Lance explaining his feelings for Allura to the mice and NOT HIS ACTUAL FRIENDS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP HIM, and etc. If I’m not mistaken, Voltron is a KID’S show. This will probably influence kids to bottle up their emotions and to always try to make everyone happy, just like Lance attempted to do. Lance’s insecurities could have been handled with in a better way.

2. Lance and his ‘friendships’ with other characters. In the 1hr episode, “The New Alliance” we are introduced to Lance, Pidge, and Hunk, who are supposed to be friends (I mean in that episode they mostly spend time together, so it hints that they are friends?..) Anyways, as Voltron progresses, Lance is constantly made fun of, perhaps even bullied by the other paladins. The episode “The Hunted” is a perfect example of that. Near the end of the episode, Pidge (and I believe Hunk) make fun of Lance for his “natural stupidity” and Keith joins in saying “I know it’s fun to make fun of Lance” or something like that idk my memory is rusty. But Allura is the only one to come to Lance’s defense. Another moment is the “Garfle, Warfle, Snick!” episode. The paladins are playing against the Galra, and there is a point where ‘Zarkon’ says, “Hmm.. I’ll go with the dumb one!” which Lance responds by saying, “Whose that?”. During the episode Lance is constantly being corrected for saying the wrong answer or making a small mistake. Also, it seems like every paladin has a buddy with them. Pidge and Hunk are always together

Same with Keith and Shiro, and Allura and Coran. This leaves Lance being alone by himself, with no one to tag along with. I think the paladins don’t want Lance to be with them is because they think he’ll ask too many questions or something like that idk. Y’know the episode where Lance, Pidge, and Hunk all visit Allura and Lotor? Lance asks, after Pidge and Hunk leave him (what a surprise 😒) if they need help, to which they give Lance the silent treatment. Lance leaves with an upset expression on his face, and that made me FUCKING CRY. I thought he would at least hang with Pidge and Hunk because they seem like best friends in the first episode, but it seems like they’re not?.. Tho there is this one episode where the Garriosn Trio have fun by playing with a Galran robot they reprogrammed, but that is pretty much it. Lance being alone and made fun of breaks my heart, and not in a good way.

3. Allurance vs Klance. Yes, I know what you’re thinking. The old days of the Voltron fandom where shipping wars destroyed the show. But this time I’m dead serious when I say Allurance was one-sided. Allura has shown NO interest in Lance in the past 6 seasons whatsoever. Whenever he flirts with her she just gets annoyed and turns away from him. But now, all of the sudden, she has a liking for Lance after her dead ex-boyfriend Lotor died. On the other hand, Klance, actually has build-up and chemistry (as seen in the sunset scene, “We make a good team” scene, and so on.) Klance would have possibly been canon if weren’t for the toxic shippers in the fandom. In the end, Klance, despite all its popularity, was not made canon, and Allurance was rushed and made last-minute. Basically Allurance and Klance shippers were disappointed (at least most of them) because of how their ship was handled. But still, Allura would still view Lance as her second choice, no matter what. That’s why I support Klance,because I want Lance to be happy with someone who loves him back.

4. Lance’s Character Development. As a HUGE Lance stan, I was raging at how he was treated. First of all, the poor man barely gets any screen time. I mean he does get screen time, but it’s only when he’s with Allura or it’s just filler to lighten the mood in the episode. The only character development Lance gets is in Season 7/8, where he finally has a girlfriend. Dreamworks basically did this: “Oh! Let’s just forget about the other characters in the show and only give so and so character development and a character arc because they’re the most liked by the fandom!” (Cough cough PIDGE SHIRO KEITH IM LOOKING AT YOU THREE) I thought that this was straight up stupid. Why create a character if you’re not going to give them just as much attention than the other characters? At this point Voltron should just be named “The Keith, Pidge, and Shiro Show!”. It’s also angers me that everyone got what they wanted at the end of Voltron. Keith wanted to be loved by his family and all that bullshit and guess what? He’s helping other people do that (I kinda forgot what Keith did at the end of Voltron forgive me for any mistakes) Pidge was super smart and wanted to be a scientist; She became a scientist. Hunk wanted to be a chef; Now he’s leading his OWN FUCKING CULINARY CHEF ARMY. SHIRO WANTED TO BE AT PEACE AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED? HE RETIRED. AND LANCE BECAME A FARMER WHEN HE WANTED TO BE A FUCKING GODAMN PILOT! I’m so sorry, but Lance retired when he was probably still in his late or early twenties. Not to mention he was constantly looked down upon and yelled at at the Garrison, so that’s prob one reason why he didn’t pursue his dream to be a pilot. But Lance should have lived his life and enjoyed it while it lasted before he retired.

5. Conclusion. I will never forget about Lance probably 70 years from now because of how lovable and funny he was. Some people have said that Lance was treated in such manner because the creators disliked him, others have said totally different things. It doesn’t matter about how you think about the character, it’s about how you develop and describe them. Lance McClain was betrayed, and I want to give him an extremely huge bear hug because of that.

[guilty-cheese]

Can I get an order of Nami x Transfem reader?

The reader has a lot of self image issues, and Nami helps her to realize how beautiful she really us

Omg yes this is such a great request!

Orange Skies

Nami x Transfem!reader

Warnings: mentions of self-worth issues, angsty

The Going Merry rocked back and forth upon the waves. The wood creaked and sighed as the warm breeze made its way along the deck. The setting Sun cast a vibrant orange along the horizon and illuminated the ship.

Y/N sat against one of Nami’s tangerine trees, her legs pulled against her chest. Her chin was placed on the top of her knees and she soaked up the last of the sun for the day.

“There you are,” came a familiar voice.

Y/N jumped a but before turning to see Nami standing behind her with a blanket in hand.

“I’ve been looking for you for a while now. Sanji said I could find you out here,” she smiled.

“Sanji has a big mouth,” Y/N rolled her eyes and turned back around.

Nami giggled and began to approach Y/N, “You can say that again.”

Y/N pulled her lips up in response to that, “Why were you looking for me anyway?”

Nami sat down next to Y/N, their shoulders touching, “Am I not allowed to know where you are?”

Y/N only hummed in response.

“We’re going to reach an island tomorrow by the way.”

“Cool.”

“Cool? More like that’s awesome Nami! Thank you so much for your amazing skills that got us here!” Nami said with a higher pitched voice.

Y/N chuckled a bit at this, “Of course, how could I be so rude. You are really amazing Nami.”

“See, that wasn’t so hard. Here,” Nami opened up the blanket and wrapped one end around herself while offering the other to Y/N.

Y/N accepted it with a smile and also wrapped it around her self, “Thank you.”

“Of course! Now you better tell me why you have been sulking these past couple of days. It’s concerning me,” Nami said as she looked over at Y/N.

Y/N turned to her, opening her mouth to defend herself but quickly closed it. She turned back to face the horizon not wanting to say anything.

Nami nudged Y/N with her elbow. “C’mon please talk to me Y/N. What’s the point of having another girl on the ship if the other girl won’t talk to her!”

Y/N bit her lip, “That’s the thing, Nami.”

Nami cocked her head, “What?”

Y/N sighed and looked down at her lap, “I don’t know. It’s just that…I..I don’t…nevermind it’s stupid.”

“Hey don’t say that. Talk to me, please. I promise I’m here to help,” Nami placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

Y/N looked up at Nami with hopeful eyes, “Are you sure you won’t think of me differently if I tell you.”

“Promise,” Nami smiled.

Y/N drew in a deep breath, “Well you know how I wasn’t born a girl?”

Nami nodded and waited for Y/N to continue.

Y/N looked at her hands, “Sometimes I just feel like I’ll never be good enough, like I’ll never be the perfect woman.”

“How do you mean?” Nami asked sincerely.

“Well, for starters I don’t have the ideal female body. My chest is flat, my waist isn’t tiny, and my body gets really hairy. I don’t feel pretty, especially when we go into the island villages. Everyone looks at me weirdly as if they know. As if they are already rejecting me as a woman. I don’t think I’ll ever be good enough,” Y/N whispered the last part as her face became hot and tears pricked at her eyes. “And all I want is to be able to be seen. To be seen as an equal and like you are seen. I want to be able to wear the clothes you wear and feel pretty and confident. I hate hiding like this.”

Nami paused as she watched Y/N break down. She listened intently to what she said and rubbed her back soothingly.

“I’m sorry, Nami. You don’t deserve these burdens I’m putting into you. Sorry if I’m just complaining.”

“Don’t say that, Y/N! You are not complaining! And don’t apologize for feeling the way you feel. I know I don’t have the same situation as you but I do know what you’re feeling is valid,” Nami paused as she tucked a strand of hair behind Y/N’s ear, “I think you’re pretty. I think you’re as much as a woman as any other woman.”

Y/N looked at her stunned, “You do?”

Nami smiled, “Gosh Y/N, the entire crew does! You see how Sanji fawns over you all the time. You see how Usopp calls you pretty and how Luffy loves complimenting how long your hair is. Hell even Zoro sees how strong and pretty you are.”

Tears fell freely out of Y/N’s eyes.

“Gosh Y/N I wish you could see yourself the way the rest of us do. And if you need help boosting your confidence all you have to do is ask! I’m more than happy to provide you clothes or even go shopping with you to find clothes that you like. That’s all I’ve ever wanted!”

“You mean that, Nami?” Y/N asked, her voice cracked a bit.

“Cross my heart.”

Y/N smiled and threw herself into Nami’s arms. Nami chuckled and wrapped her arms around Y/N running her fingers through her hair.

“If anyone ever tells you differently, you have an entire crew that is willing to beat their ass.”

Y/N laughed.

“I’m serious!” Nami shrieked as she looked down at Y/N.

“Thank you Nami. This means more to me than you could ever imagine.”

Nami smiled lovingly as she cupped Y/N’s cheek and kissed her forehead, “Of course. Now tell me what colors you like to wear.”

Hope you enjoyed!

[nightmarearian]

Nine Fandom People to get to know

@vylad243 tagged me for this (holy fuck I did a double take tbh; love ur radiostatic fics <333 )

3 Ships you enjoy/like

I’mma be honest, a lot of my experiences at the ‘end’ have me headcannoning a lot of aroace/qpr relationships or just plain not romantic/sexual so I’ll just shorten that to relationship, period.

qpr/romantic/sexual: Chili/Zhongchi (Genshin Impact, Childe/Tartaglia x Zhongli. Specifically Cyanide Narwhal’s iteration but anyways-)

Sibling/Family relationship: the Nimbasa Trio + Legends Arceus MC (Ingo, Emmet, & Elesa + Akari/Rei/MC)

qpr/friends/romantic: Arenos (Hades [Supergiant], Ares x Hypnos)

3 ships you enjoy from your current fandom(s)

Wavewave (Transformers, Shockwave x Soundwave)

Radiostatic (Hazbin Hotel, Vox x Alastor)

Jeith (Voltron Legendary Defender, [more of a qpr specifically], James Griffin x Keith)

First ship you shipped

Oh dear god uhhh My first fandom was mfing Undertake AUs (love them, but dear god) so uhhh Killermare?? I think?? (Undertale AUs, Nightmare x Killer)

Last Song you heard

Currently listening to music sooo lemme answer this after I finished-

Tho I did listen to Gladiator, The Dismemberment Song, Faster n Harder, and Dissolve each for like a day/night straight recently 👍

As of now I am listening to Derivakat’s Viper! :)

Fav Childhood Book

Uh deadass wish I could remember any of my childhood tho I do remember I was a book worm kid so

Uhhhhhh probably the Warriors Series (3rd series especially) or or or uhhh Percy Jackson/Rick Riordan’s books cause I’m a mythos fiend oh or SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson (I found it in my middle school book fair???) oh or- *dies*

What you are currently reading

Eh Handful of radiostatic fics and just going through Keith angst in ao3

Currently consuming

Nothing, actually, but I did just have some mocha boba milk tea and froyo an… oh shit it’s been an hour already

Currently Craving?

Nothing, again, since I just ate.

uhhh, no let’s see the stunning by amount of people I can remember and not anxiety out of tagging:

@theundertaleeffect @defnotnoodle @donatellokinnersinner @blood-orange-juice @definitlyhuman @soyhasmcaamp

uhhh and anyone who wants to join! :)

[luzi35]

Oh my++ gosh…what the fuck is wrong with you people???

…Is this seriously all over her hate for Uzi, NUzi, and shipping J x N??

Like I’ve++ never seen her do anything bad or problematic and even then death threats and harassing her does not make you better?

It doesn’t help when I++ recognize some of the folks harassing her too like…I’m++ so shocked? I++ don’t know what happened last time, I++ saw some posts about it but didn’t really comprehend them but this now? I’m++ just seeing it like…

Is this seriously harassment over not liking fictional characters and their relationships?

I’ve++ heard of NUzi fans being horrible and was in a bit disbelief because I++ never came across one that was so awful and believed that NUzi fans on TikTok were noted as the worse ones but yall are really proving them right about yall not being all that.

I++ don’t like getting involved in situations when I++ don’t know all the details or what’s going on to avoid making major mistakes like that but now I’m++ tired of being silent and watching this person be harassed and no one saying anything.

I++ know I++ don’t really have the amount of followers to be saying this but if you could show @lesslie-sass some love, please do. You can skip over what I’m++ about to say in the Indented if you’d like since it’s directed to Lesslie anyways. I’m++ a very hearty, wordy being so I++, myself++, will always say a lot.

I’ll++ say something below myself++:

Hey Lesslie, I++ just want to show you some love and support during all of this. I++ was the Anon here and we++, as a system, would like to continue supporting you even if we++ aren’t sure about your views on systems. To us++, it’s more important to speak out against harassment that’s so severe like this than to stay silent from any preconceived notion about our++ existence.

I++ want you to know that I++ am here for you deeply if no one else seems to be and I++ would like for you to send me++ a DM so we[++] can talk and I++ promise you I++ will listen. Of course, I++ don’t want to pressure you into sending me++ one but just know that if there’s anything you need, I++ am here for you. I++ cannot stop people from harassing you but I++ can be there to listen and offer you my++ advice. I++ didn’t comprehend what happened last time and I++ wasn’t there when it went down but I++ am here now. Whatever happened then does not excuse what you’re going through now.

I++ know it’s easy for folks to just say “ignore them and move on” even with the best intentions in their heart but I++ know it isn’t that easy or that simple. I’ve++ been harassed multiple times before and those instances have left me++ traumatized. I++ have recovered more since then but I++ can still have those days where it really hurts still. However, recovery takes time whether it’s absolute or most of what you can do at the time. Being told to “get over it” even in the most kindest, sincerest way will not help you. You have to sit with the pain and cope with it.

When it comes to blocking people who harass you, it can alleviate some pain; still, I++ know that it still has the possibility of making things feel much worse. The thought of someone out there talking about you and your work without you knowing or being able to defend yourself can hurt a lot. Trust me++, I++ know. The thought of that leading to even more harassment can be a lot as well, trust me++ when I++ say I++ know that as well. It can hurt a lot but that doesn’t have to be the end of you: whether that’s yourself or your online presence.

People are gonna feel the way they feel about your artwork, regardless of your intentions. That doesn’t mean you should forget your very own intentions. I++ know it can be hard to keep going when you have to deal with all of this but I++ want you to know that despite all the bad, there’s still good to look at too. Think about your accomplishments or things in life that you have or done that have brought you joy. I’ll++ add to that: You’re a great artist and you have an adorable artstyle! That’s something to be proud of!

I++ really loved seeing your CodeGold art and it gave Seph and Ink-o more confidence to start posting sear own regarding our+ in-system relationships! Just seeing someone else out there posting semi-frequently about it was just so nice to see when the fandom tends to hate anyone who ships it / the ship itself no matter the reason behind it so I++ just really appreciate you a lot for that.

I++ know I++ could of send this in a DM instead but it takes me++ a lot of confidence and other mental health related things (ie. anxious that the person I++ DM will hate me++ immediately and so on) to feel okay to DM anyone so it’s easier to make a post strangely enough. I++ didn’t want to wait so long to say anything either—even more from how I++ woke up to seeing this and immediately started typing my++ thoughts 😭—so this was the best option for me++ and I++ can vocally support you even more this way so I++ hope you don’t mind. ^^"

Again, I’d++ like to say that I++ am here for you if you need anyone and I++ hope the best for you! ^^

Now to conclude this…I++ know there’s some of yall who follow me++ or be coming on and off my++ account liking and reposting shit and yall believe in behavior like this. Go block me++ and unfollow me++. Cause if you seriously believe you’re in the right for harassing or supporting harassment against this person, I++ strongly suggest you seek self-betterment and apologize if you actually do something. Cause this looks nothing more than the typical borderline harassment and hate out of no where which is something I’ve++ experienced before.

CURATE YOUR ONLINE SPACES.

If someone is posting something you don’t like, either block that person or that tag. Simple as that. Don’t start harassment campaigns against people over fictional characters or their thoughts on them. You can complain without saying any names! You don’t have to subject people to unwarranted harassment! If they’re doing something genuinely harmful, it’s a different thing but that still doesn’t excuse the harassment side of it and it never should. Get it together. You will be a better person by not being the one who harasses someone over an opinion over fictional ships or fictional characters especially of those with such a small account like Lesslie’s. If you seriously believe harassing someone will make them hate the ship or character less, think again. It’ll make it worse and if they DO change it’s because you took the time out of your day to use a form of abuse to make that person change their mind. Now that may not always be the case as opinions can change but in regard to fandom, that’s usually how it happens.

Here I’ll++ say something myself before I++ end this off completely.

I++ LOVE NUZI and I++ LOVE UZI. Point blank period. They’re both comforting and extremely adored by me++, if that wasn’t obvious enough. I’ve++ seen a post or 2 about Lesslie talking about not liking Uzi or NUzi and I++ personally don’t agree with her on that but I++ can understand where she’s coming from a bit in her arguments against them and that’s fine! She has her reasons for not liking Uzi or NUzi, I++ have my++ reasons for liking them! I++ still like her art posts and I++ still like my++ own NUzi and Uzi hyper-fixations. I++ avoid her serious posts talking about her dislike for them and focus on enjoying all the posts who love NUzi too over the ones hating on the ship. My++ opinion hasn’t changed over seeing her’s and wow! That’s amazing, right?

Moral of the the story, you don’t HAVE to agree with everyone you follow, you don’t HAVE to harass anyone who doesn’t agree with you, and you don’t HAVE to stoop yourself so, so LOW as a person over fictional characters because at the end of the day, you’re hurting the life of someone with real flesh and blood.

That’s all I++ have to say.

[rattle-em-spooky-jones]

Complete List of All My WIPs

You know when you’re bored and simultaneously procrastinating. Yeah.

Anyway, here’s a comprehensive list of my WIPs which are sorted by fandom. In order, it’s Gintama, DC, Jujutsu Kaisen, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and then some misc. fandoms. It’ll be updated as I get more WIPs. Few have playlists that I made for the fic specifically, or for the general ship/ characters.

(Edit: adding a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure section because I started it like a week back and already know I Will be having WIPs)

If any of you guys want to know more about any of the fics, just send me an ask. I’d be happy to answer. (*´▽`*)

Gintama:

1. The Misadventures of Mutsu and Sakamoto

Self explanatory, just a little comedic thing.

2. Everyone’s crazy about a sharply dressed man, or in this case… an idiotic merchant?

The only thing I've written for this is 'Essentially the story of different people realizing that Sakamoto is actually really hot.' I can't even say anything to defend myself, Chief.

3.Copper veins, Hands clenched tight

Kouka on Kounan fic. Follows different epithets she has throughout her life [The Blessed, The Cursed, The Lonely, The Master of Kounan, Kouka]

4. Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep 

Premise has huge spoilers so I’ll just give a sparknotes version - Takasugi fakes his death, manages to piss off Sakamoto, Zura, and the entirety of Kabukicho.

5. Digging too Deep 

Sakamoto thinks about his childhood, realizes its more messed up than he thought.

6. As Winds Pass By 

Also has huge spoilers in its premise. Sparknotes version is that this takes place in a world where the canon ending of Gintama happened, and then the second movie's premise of the epidemic happens. Somehow, in the midst of all of this, Sakamoto realizes that he's now immortal.

7. For all the stars in the universe (I was entranced into orbiting you) 

 Atmospheric 2nd person fic following Sakamoto and his unrequited love towards Gintoki. Lots of space metaphors.

8. A person by any other name would still be just as stupid 

Absolutely no clue what's it about, I have written a page though.

9. You know you have cool friends when you guys would be considered an invasive species

My Hero Academia crossover where the Joi 4 get dropped into the MHA universe, get annoyed at the league of villains and decide they're gonna create a better one. A very crack-y fic.

10. Star Eater 

Sakamoto isn't quite human. follows his life from birth to just after the end of the war. I have been half-jokingly calling it my magnum opus.

11. Kakashi’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Posted, will update)

Naruto crossover where Kakashi gets dropped into the Gintama universe. No I have not abandoned it, yes it has been like 3 years since I last updated.

DC:

Gen:

12. Unfridged (Reforged)

Alexandra DeWitt’s journey as a ghost through Greek lands, with Nyx (?) wanting to her to be their presence in the real world, but she has to go through trials before she can do so.

13.  Mirror Mirror On the Wall

A Hal Jordan angst fic grappling with identity. Written in second person and has the style of ‘Bluets’ but focuses on green.

14.  It Will Come Back

In the 25th century, the wards around Gotham keep out creatures that for some reason only Booster's family can see. The 21st century doesn't have those kind of wards.

TimKon:

15. Fingers Entwined, Hearts in Beat

An Orpheus and Eurydice TimKon au. Angst is at full throttle.

16. Top Gun Superboy (working title) Top gun AU with Kon as Maverick and Tim as Iceman. 

Boostle:

17. And I’d Make A Deal With God

Booster Gold grieves over Ted in their shared apartment.

JayKyle:

18. Fire of Unknown Origin

A Bioshock au. Jason and Kyle are trapped down in Rapture. Separately, they both figure out that someone is acting as 'Atlas', a freedom fighter who is supposed to be long dead. After a chance meeting, they decide to work together to figure out what the hell is going on.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rWWOrT7LDGM0wggI9Zl9D?si=43ce8e0a98a8463e

19.  New Wave Starhunters

A Cowboy Bebop AU. Both Jason and Kyle were cryogenically frozen after two separate accidents years apart. Kyle loses all his memories when he wakes up. Jason remembers, but it has been long enough that everyone he's ever known and loved is dead. They both end up as bounty hunters, and this is their story.

HalBarry:

20. Fleeting Touch 

Hal's a ghost stuck in the apartment he used to live in. Barry moved into his new apartment two weeks ago. Can I make it anymore obvious?

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kM0uBYmqeVAEW7VCQwsHO?si=edb27b2977a14853

21. It's Gettin Hard, this Holdin' back

Just a fluff piece where Barry notices how often Hal touches him, and starts to become hyperware of it because he has a crush on Hal.

22. In the Cracks Beneath Our Feet 

 A Pacific Rim au set in the early days where Jagars where piloted by one pilot. Hal witnesses the destruction of Coast City by Cyborg Superman, but the whole thing is covered up by the board of directors. Hal lashes out at the, and as a result he is put on increasing dangerous missions to get rid of him. They also get Barry (who figured out the one person system is severely harming pilots but isn’t allowed to go public with the findings) to monitor his health and to attempt to ‘spy’ on him. They both ending up slowly realizing the other also hates the Shatterdome and try to fight the corruption of the place. 

23. Wasted Sunset, Forlorn Sunrise [Complete!] A 'the summer hikaru died' au. Hal as Yoshiki, and Barry as Hikaru. Worked on this for the HalBarry Big Bang 2023 in collaboration with @chocolateteapotsvis ! You can see the accompanying art here.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1pB2LnhyaO6bAYAIloLVVr?si=0723f6ab9caa4741

Bonus [Complete]: And One Day Closer to Death Fic I worked on for the Superboy Superzine. It's late at night. Kon contemplates.

Jujutsu Kaisen:

24. AFTER HOURS

Museum au - gojo is a new museum curator (for art pieces) and geto is the ghost that haunts it (with no memories of the past).

25. At the Tip of Your Tongue, In the Back of Your Lungs

Second person Gojo POV, following the timeline from when Gojo and Geto meet for the first time till the end of the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie.

26. An Endless Sea

A SatoSugu Pacific Rim Au. Also set in a time before the two pilot drift technology was developed. They’re the greatest pilots in the world until Riko and tengen’s mission where they had to protect Riko goes wrong. Gojo becomes even more stronger with his Jager after the mission, but Geto seems to find his limit and has to have a specific number of missions he can go per day. Geto centric.

27. Jujutsu Textin’ (Posted, but still updating)

A modern day twitter fic where most of the characters are in college.

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure:

28. La Ciruela

It’s late at night, yet both Caesar and Joseph are here on this balcony outside. Joseph hides his heart well. Caesar pines.

29. You Gonna Do Something Killer?

....this is so embarrassing I can’t believe I’m adding it in. Caejose smut fic based on that tequila joseph tiktok and art. Joseph bets that he can seduce Caesar. Caesar- very stupidly, and already in love with Jojo - agrees to it.

30. Distant Dreams, Distant Hearts

Kujo family dynamics (Holly-Jotaro, Jotaro-Jolyne) centric fic with a focus on cards.

31.  Before My Body Is Dry (working title)

A Spiderverse au with a twist, with Jolyne as Miles and Jotaro as Jefferson Davis. 

Miscellaneous: 

32. Red Heaven, White Hell

A Daredevil exploration fic based on colours: red blood, red fights, red justice – white hospital, white crimes, white grief.

33. Time Wounds All the Heals (working title)

An Alex Rider (show) fic. A timeloop story where Alex keeps returning back in time, usually after he finds out Ian dies. Card games will be definitely used as some sort of metaphor.

34. The Oddball Blues

A comedy/ romance Giant Killing fic centered around Tsubaki and Kubota’s spare time in Abu Dhabi.

35. Biohazards, Ballistics, and Global Political Tension: An investigation into the impact of bio-organic weapons on modern society (Posted, but still updating)

Collab with @fangirl-on-fire3 ! A collection of accounts about different events in the resident evil universe in the format of a draft of a PhD report. 

[thatdamnmutt-exe]

Meddle About • Jin Sakai

Author Note: I am currently a whore for Jin Sakai. He truly needs all the love and action-

Plot: Jin’s first love appears with Tenzo for the first time after years of Jin thinking he’s dead.

Pairing: Jin Sakai x Male (OC)

Warnings: Possessive Jin, praise, Choking, Dom Jin if you squint, Gay Shit, Some FtM, and Ya Know- Even More Gay Shit

Extras: The oc’s name I’ll use is: Hanzo (means half and to hide). And of course, stick with my FtM Smut Brand. Since this is set in Samurai days, it’ll just be with Hanzo having a homemade chest bind and he has voice trained himself for a deeper voice. This also takes place on iki island. Jin’s wearing his traveler’s attire. Also Hanzo’s outfit: Word Count: 2,929

Song: Meddle About - Chase Atlantic

Word Count:

“We only met each other the other day,

but you already got me feeling

some type of way.”

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the waters grew wild as jin’s boat began to fight the current. the samurai ran to the captain the best he could to try and make sure he was okay.

the water became too strong as their boat flipped over and all the passengers were cast out to sea. the last thing jin could remember was calling out for his horse, kage.

~ time skip ~

jin had managed to survive as he washed up on shore. he had some minor injuries and bruises but nothing too severe to stop him. he had to find kage and get into cover. he got away from the eagle after drinking some of her poison and meeting with a raider, tenzo.

the two made their way through the back entrance of the raider’s main hiding location. after the handful of stares that jin had received, he and tenzo had made it to see fune.

“tenzo, you better have a damned good reason to have brought a samurai here.” the woman grunted.

“you told me to go out and find capable fighters. here’s one, without him me and my men wouldn’t have made it back.” tenzo defended.

an intense eye contact was shared between the two before fune spoke. “fine, but one wrong move and it’ll be both your lives.”

“i promise no harm. i simply wish to stop the eagle before she reaches my home, tsushima.” jin interjected.

fune waved her hand in dismissal of his words. “i’ll hold that to you, samurai. anyways, we have bigger issues right now. a mongol ship has been blasting areas close to our home. they’ll discover us sooner or later if we don’t stop them now.”

tenzo spoke quickly with a plan, “i can take a handful of my men and jin to take down the boat.”

“take hanzo with you. i know he’s been just itching to have some mongols meet the end of his blade.” fune chuckled before turning her head slightly and yelling, “hanzo! get your ass up here. you’re going with tenzo and his samurai to take down a mongol ship.”

silence fell for a moment until another figure came up the latter. the figure was wearing a red traveler’s outfit with a black straw hat. mouth and nose covered with a face covering mainly used by thieves.

once the figured made their way over to the three, he looked up to meet jin’s eyes, a shock expression appeared. jin’s eyes matched the look but he said nothing, along with hanzo. it was too risky.

hanzo managed to hide his expression quickly before looking towards fune. “why is there a samurai here?” voice filled with venom, making sure to play his act more.

“the samurai claims that he’s here to stop the eagle. we’re believing him for now as we could use his skill. anyways, that’s not the most important part.” fune responded.

twenty minutes pasted as the four all came up with a solid plan and all going their separate way. jin quickly made his way around the little village in search of hanzo. he had to know if it was truly him.

hanzo was making sure to hide in the shadows away from jin until he got a bit closer to his area. once he could pull jin in without anyone noticing, he did.

jin was met with a tight hug from hanzo once the two were hidden away. jin was confused for a moment before hugging back.

when the two pulled away, jin was first to speak, “Maisaki, is it really you?” hanzo physically cringed at the use of his old name. trying his best to forget that part of himself.

“yes jin… but do you remember what i told you about me? how i didn’t feel like maisaki or really like a girl?” hanzo asked calmly. his hands still on jin’s torso as he looked up at the samurai.

jin broke eye contact as he thought for a moment before turning back to meet hanzo’s gaze. “i apologize, i did forget until just now. forgive me, hanzo. which may i add, suits you well.”

hanzo blushed at his words and quickly looked away to hide it. jin and hanzo were each other’s first ever loves. neither of them knew what to do in that situation so they remained very close friends. of course, their friendship was hidden from everyone because of jin’s father. hanzo would’ve been disowned if anyone had found out about his friendship with the butcher of iki’s son.

“what are you doing here, really? i thought you were dead after what happened at kamono.” hanzo asked as the two left the shadows together once they noticed everyone not looking at their general direction. they made sure to stay a good distance away as they kept their conversation to a hush.

“i was fixed up by a woman named yuna. she helped me along with a few other friends of mine to save lord shimura from khun. i thought i died on that beach too, but without her i would have.” jin paused for a moment before responding to the first question asked. “i meant what i said to fune about the eagle. some of her men ended up on tsushima and causing madness amongst my people. i came to put a stop to it. the normal mongols are enough of a threat.”

the pair grew silent as hanzo took in jin’s words. they had just reached the top of the village and mounted their horses. jin was the first to break the silence.

“what about you? i thought you had died too after my father…” jin trailed off.

hanzo was silent for a moment before responding. “you’re father slaughter half of my village, including my parents. that part i didn’t mind as much as they were cruel people anyways. but some of the other kids that lost their parents didn’t know how to fend for themselves so i tried my best to get them to where i live now. i couldn’t come see you after i had heard about your father. it was too risky and the other kids needed my guidance.”

hanzo was raised as a thief and became extremely good with daggers and a bow. if hanzo didn’t wanna be seen, you would not see him. that’s the one good thing that he got from his parents. jin knew this and he didn’t hold it against the boy. his feelings for hanzo still grew rapidly.

the night grew darker and the pair came across an abandoned house. the house looked raided a bit destroyed, probably from the mongol’s doing. other than that, it would hold up for the night.

“shall me? like old times?” hanzo smiled while getting off his horse. he gave his jet black horse a few pets and a treat before heading inside. jin watched hanzo intently, unconsciously licking his lips.

a memory of the two sharing their first kiss under some cherry blossom trees popped up in his head. he smiled fondly at the sweet kiss. they had to be around the age of 16 when jin had brought hanzo over to see his father’s fort while everyone was away.

they made it to the training area where a beautiful cherry blossom tree was held. there jin had managed to gather enough courage to pin hanzo to the tree and kiss him softly. the kiss turned slightly heated as hanzo’s hands grasped more on jin’s hair and pulled jin’s body closer to him.

jin shook his head to pull himself from the memory, his head tingling slightly from the phantom feeling of his hair being tugged on. it was enough to feel something he hasn’t felt in a long time, lust.

“jin! you coming?” hanzo’s head popped out from the window to check in on the samurai.

“yes, sorry. i was just thinking about tomorrow.” jin lied as he made his way inside. hanzo had changed from his traveler’s attire to just a blue kamono, the top of his chest exposed but the rest was hidden by some bandages wrapped around his mid section.

“what are those bandages?” jin asked slightly concerned. hanzo looked down to see his bindings being slightly exposed, he quickly covered it the best he could with his kamono.

“it’s not a wound so don’t worry. it just some bindings to hide my…” hanzo trailed off, not comfortable saying the rest. jin understood and apologized for his intrusion.

“it’s alright. you haven’t seen me in awhile and i’m probably the first person you ever met that is this way.” hanzo smiled sweetly.

jin returned the smile, “you are but i’ll always respect you. you know that.” jin walked closer towards hanzo. hanzo blushed once more at his words while also backing away slightly, well, until his back hit the wall.

“jin?” hanzo’s breath staggered slightly. “what are you doing?”

“finishing what we started under those cherry blossoms. if that’s alright with you?” jin replied, voice dropping lower as his hands came on each side of hanzo’s head.

the pair stayed in that position while jin waited for something to confirm that hanzo wanted this.

“my lord…” hanzo breathed out before crashing his lips into jin’s big ones. jin felt a fire build up in him upon hearing those words from hanzo. he never thought those every day words could affective him so much.

hanzo’s hands traveled up to feel jin’s chest, pulling his shirt down off his shoulders, feeling the muscles under. jin grunted from the feeling of hanzo’s fingers against his skin. everything in him was burning with desire and want. something he’s only ever experienced with hanzo.

hanzo soon removed jin’s shirt completely which led him to pulling away and admiring jin’s chest and toned stomach. he didn’t have fully defined abs but the sight itself was still enough to make hanzo’s core warm up even more.

“mind if i?” jin’s face was now kissing along hanzo’s neck and collar bone as he moved to place his hands to pull off the kamono.

“please, just not the bindings.” hanzo consented. jin respected his wishes with the bindings and removed only his kamono, leaving hanzo fully exposed.

jin swallowed hard while he took in the sight, hanzo was truly more beautiful than he could have ever imagined. hanzo noticed his stare and got extremely self conscious.

the thief moved to cover what he could of his body but that was stopped by the samurai before him. “don’t hide from me, you’re more handsome that i would have ever imagined.” jin cupped hanzo’s face with one hand while the other moved to wrap around his waist.

jin managed to lift hanzo with one arm and guided him onto the makeshift bed that hanzo had made. hanzo’s hands moved to undo jin’s hair and run his fingers through the long strands.

“fuck, my lord.” hanzo moaned out as jin’s lips trailed down hanzo’s torso and met his core. jin moved hanzo’s thighs onto his shoulders before leaning in and teasing him slightly with his tongue.

hanzo whimpered lightly at this and moved his hips to gain some relief. “jin, please. don’t tease me, i’ve waited years for you.” hanzo begged. hearing his cries, jin gave in and moved his tongue magic on hanzo’s clit while two fingers made their way to his entrance.

hanzo’s fingers grasped tightly onto jin’s hair as he tried to push jin closer to him, feeling like he was on the top of the world right now. jim’s fingers and tongue were like his sword arm, undefeated. hanzo knew jin would be good in bed, but he didn’t think he was this good.

the feeling of hanzo being pushed over the edge was coming up and jin could sense it. hanzo’s legs were shaking at this point as jin matched his tongue’s rhythm with his fingers right on hanzo’s spot.

“my lord! i’m so close! please don’t stop! you do me so well!” hanzo moaned out as his thighs clenched around jin’s head. jin didn’t stop his movements, wanting hanzo to feel like he was on top of the world until the very end.

jin sped up his movements and waiting for hanzo to come undone on his tongue. he didn’t wait long for hanzo’s orgasm to ride through his body. his walls clenching around jin’s fingers as he came hard.

hanzo breathed heavily while jin quickly cleaned up his mess down below. he moved back up to meet hanzo at eye level. “you taste delicious, hanzo. you have no idea how long i’ve waited to taste you. you have no idea how long i’ve wanted you. now that i have you, you won’t ever leave again.”

the thief looked up into jin’s eyes, searching for anything that could say he was lying, but he found nothing. jin meant every word he said and it made hanzo’s heart flutter. hanzo had felt the same way for years. he never made time for any other person that took interest in him. he always played it off as he had no time or he didn’t want to get attached to anyone again, but in reality he just never got over jin sakai.

“oh jin, i’ve been waiting for you for years. i don’t want to leave ever again.” hanzo said before crashing his lips back onto jin’s bigger ones. hanzo helped slip jin out of his remaining clothes before moving one of his hands down to grasp his length and start pumping him slightly.

jin moaned in the kiss and pulled away slightly admire hanzo’s body once more. “you’re so handsome and you’re all mine. my pretty boy.” jin moved a free hand to wrap around hanzo’s neck and applying some pressure before lining himself up to hanzo’s entrance.

“are you ready for me?” jin asked, wanting to make sure that hanzo was comfortable with everything.

hanzo nodded and managed to get some words out, “yes my lord, please make me feel good again.” jin didn’t waste a second to oblige to hanzo’s wish. he pushed himself fully in and waited a few minutes before moving himself back and forth slowly.

jin’s mouth found its way back to hanzo’s collar bones as his grasped tightened slightly. it was tight enough to the point where hanzo’s breathing was limited but not to the point where he couldn’t breathe. the light headedness and the pleasure from jin speeding up his thrusts mixed together and cause hanzo to be on a familiar feeling of pleasure.

it was more intense than how it felt just a minute ago as hanzo’s body was still overly sensitive and coming down from his previous high. jin knew this and used it to his advantage. once he felt content with his choking, he released hanzo’s neck and moved his hand down to rub his overstimulated clit.

hanzo moaned out loudly and clawed at jin’s back, back arched up to meet with jin’s chest. the sight was truly beautiful to jin as he pounded harder into hanzo. he felt hanzo’s tight walls clenching around him like they did with his fingers and it felt like heaven. jin hadn’t imagined something like this could feel so good.

“you feel so good around me, hanzo. you’re doing so good for me. no one else could ever make you feel like this. no one else will ever make you feel this good.” he whispered in hanzo’s ear which followed up with a few moans of his own.

“i’m so close! don’t stop please.” hanzo cried out as he pulled jin closer to his body. jin granted his wishes and kept his current pace along with his fingers on his clit.

soon hanzo came again but more intense than last time. jin felt himself become close as he felt the walls tighten around him, almost sending him to the edge.

hanzo’s high had started to calm down when jin finally reached his climax. he released himself deep inside hanzo, moaning his name as he did.

the two stayed in that position until they caught their breath. jin rolled off hanzo and moved them so he could hold hanzo to his chest.

“that was the greatest thing i’ve ever felt.” hanzo spoke up, looking up at jin.

“i would most definitely agree. i’m sure if anyone else is around they would probably say the same thing considering how loud you were for me.” jin teased and kissing hanzo’s forehead.

hanzo blushed deeply at this, “i’m sorry my lord, your skill is just unmatched. both in fighting and in bed.”

the two chuckled at the comment before getting comfortable together and falling asleep soundly.

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“Now, if I could figure it out, I’d take you

back to my house so we could meddle about.”

[valkyrie-night-103]

For the WIP ask game:

- for gods sake USE YOUR WORDS

This is an interesting one- I’ll let what I have written for this au/ship speak for itself. I haven’t got much for this one, but I hope you enjoy!

Set in the early days of AEW, post Jericho cruise, pre stadium stampede. Kota Ibushi went with Kenny to AEW, pretty much everything else is the same. I’ll put it under the cut, not because of content warnings or age rating or anything, I just don’t want people to be forced to scroll past it all

“If you’re hot and bothered enough to wax poetic about this dude’s ocean eyes on my sofa-” Cody starts, eyes practically rolling out of his head.

“I didn’t say anything about the ocean!” Adam defended.

“Either way,” Cody sighed. “Pining isn’t gonna get you anywhere, is it?”

“You don’t get it.” He huffed, folding his arms over his chest.

“What don’t I get?”

“It’s not just one guy.” He explains. “They kind of come as a pair, and I really like them both.”

“Matt and Nick?” He asked, and Adam shot him a glare. Cody chuckled and relented.

“Fine, fine. If it’s not them, who is it?”

Adam gave him a long look. He can pinpoint the moment that it dawns on him. It takes longer than it should, he’s been tagging with Kenny while Kota recuperates his neck injury, and he’s become rather close with them both. They even invited him over a couple times. He tried excuses, but they wore him down even quicker than they would in the ring.

“I see.” Cody says, nodding for a few moments before looking confused, then more than a little amused. “And your first thought was to come to me? I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I don’t have the best track record in that department.”

They both know it, but they also know that it’s not like Adam had a ton of options. The silence is long and thoughtful and only a little bit awkward.

“You do know that everyone is a little bit in love with Kenny, right?” Cody remarks, as if Adam doesn’t already fucking know that. Matt hangs off his every word, Nick would follow him to the ends of the earth. “Kota too, in fact. That’s just a normal response to them, I think.”

Adam shrugs. He doesn’t want to talk about this anymore. He’s already said way too much.

“It’s never going to happen, you know.” He says. “Love is blinding, and those two see nothing but each other.”

He knows Cody is right. Hell, the man knows it first-hand. Anyway. Why would they ever want someone like him, when they already have each other?

“I know, I know. But back to my question, how do I get over it?”

“I’m assuming psychosexual mind games aren’t an option for you?”

“Fuck you.” He huffs, begrudgingly sipping his drink.

[vigilantebullshit]

VERSES.

* NOTE : comic canon will mainly be coming from bendis’ run of jessica jones. as i’m still in the process of reading more jessica jones material / comics in which she appears, i may add more as i go. as for tv series canon, i’ll be specific about what i’ll include / what i’ll apply.

* main. - this verse will portray jessica’s current circumstances, aligning with the events after “the return of the purple man”. she’s married to luke cage and shares a daughter with him, danielle. she primarily continues her work as a private investigator and joins the defenders when she can / is needed, as well as teaming up with carol danvers whenever her best friends calls on her.

details on this verse: for the return of the purple man, i will be using the events of season one in which he comes back, tries to get her “help” into becoming a “better person”, and she ends up being the one to kill him. a mix of both comic and series occurrences. i prefer the progression of events and jessica’s character development in the season one conclusion. instead of trish walker being controlled, it will be carol danvers.

note for luke cage writers : i will not automatically assume her and luke are married or in a relationship ! i do love them together either romantically or platonically. but, for comfort's sake on both ends, i will assume they are just friends until plotted otherwise. if you don't ship them, i'm totally okay with writing the relationship as unrequited or one-sided as it is my canon in any verse that jessica develops feelings for luke. if you do ship them, let's talk ! < 33

* days of jewel. - this verse will explore her time as an avenger under the superhero name, jewel.

* post purple. - this verse will have roots in the alias comic as jessica tries to cope, or … doesn’t try to cope, post-killgrave mind control. she has remained distant from her best friend, carol danvers, but has made new friends(?) in the powered community, including luke cage and matthew murdock. this bleeds into the time that she’s hired as matt murdock’s bodyguard alongside luke cage.

* the first season of this so-called life. ( this is such a corny name, please help me come up with a better one, anyways )- this will be the more tv series-centric verse for those who might not be as familiar with the comic occurrences / would prefer to write within the series canon. i will be mainly focused on season one and the events of the defenders series. i don’t remember much about season two and i haven’t watched the third. however, i am open to discussing / plotting further into the series and can read episode summaries if needed.

details on this verse / canon divergences : i will not be including the intimate relationship between luke and jessica from the series. she will still approach him and strike up a friendship with him, but i will be omitting the sexual relationship they develop. she will still develop romantic feelings for him, but i am uncomfortable with that storyline evolving into an intimate relationship between the two.

*defenders v. - takes place during the events in disney plus' defenders series. can explore anything that takes place post-midland circle.

[aesaeesaeaeaaeae]

Yeah so I felt like uploading a small chunk of lore of my character, it’s a rough draft so don’t expect this to be the best lol

The day ended, stars glistening in the sky bright and beautiful he found himself taking a similar shortcut, the alleyway he hadn’t been robbed yet so he didn’t hold any fear of it he found it easy to see no matter the circumstances, dark or blinding in the light he had never held any real problem with seeing but still his heart ached every day, he didn’t know the reason but he just wanted to do something exciting his boring life was killing him slowly. He dragged his hands across the walls as he walked finding a poster, surprising they don't typically put theses here there was a small jolt of excitement in his heart, he brought it to his eyes which for whatever reason he held no struggle to read despite the darkness, “asmodeus arena”, what a corny name he thought to himself, it sounds interesting either way. He made his way back home shoving the poster into his pocket as he walked more he started to near the end of the ally, he found himself being dragged back a hand over his mouth with the not so familiar feeling of cold iron touching his neck he was of course being robbed which was surprising but he supposed it was only a matter of time, he don’t know why but he decided to act out this thought he had. To actually do something and defend himself he laughed his hand back at a surprising speed it was.. a feeling he hadn’t felt for the longest time excitement! He had launched them back into the wall. He shattered the wall nearly that they had hit, it was concrete, it hit his chest like a brick and tickled his brain, he was strong and actually felt confident about visiting the arena especially since he took lessons in other forms of fighting not just throwing a punch or too, it was the only way for him to have fun he knew he worked out but not that he was this strong.

He walked out of the ally on his way back home taking in the beauty of the sky and the annoyance of the buildings obstructing his vision to the sky, he hated the buildings he returned home and seemingly no time passed as he found himself not walking to his job but his other destination, that arena, he thought it was interesting never heard of it but it’s not like he explored much media anyways, he finally arrived there a man in a suit, a fat guy none the less of course, it was almost like all men of business were built the same thin and tall and short and fat. He approached the man and introduced himself “my name is Osiris I’d like to be a fighter here” the other spoke “Hah! You? You look like a bodybuilder with no skill, just muscle! Ur make a good show for one of our better fighters boy, ah.. I’m Crowley go on in and turn to the left and ur find ur way to the area you will be staying” he spoke with such confidence it was annoying “right, thank you” he walked and walked for roughly 10 minutes and found his place, good god this area was massive he sat before some footsteps came up to him, he was curious he had his head down he didn’t see who it was at the moment but looked up and it hit him in the face like a brick he didn’t know why but he DESPISED this man he hated him beyond all belief. It was that man in the large sign with the familiar white suit and some piercing yellow eyes, he seemed to be his age despite all this anger though he felt weak even sitting near the man his heart raced with anger, or was it fear? He couldn’t tell it was infuriating, he still nonetheless found him shaking his hand with a firm grip “hello” the other spoke In a hearty but gentle and polite tone “hello to you too, and who would you be. I’ve been looking for someone to sponsor you look promising with ur muscles” Osiris pondered, free money and even more if he won and a higher privilege to life despite his anger he decided to go with it, it was worth it. “Sure, I’ll promise to win this with ur sponsor ship” he practically glowed with this knowledge “wonderful, the fights are beginning in about 45 minutes, I’ll make to recommend you go last so you can get a good view at the fighters for more of an advantage” “thanks” Osiris replied quickly, he didn’t wish to speak with the man for longer then he had too the time flew by in exicitment waiting for the fights, the fights themselves didn’t last long but this one did, it was two fighters apparently it was the owner of the arena and the current best fighter, they had an aggressive fight asmodeus ended up winning in the end disabling the man by kicking in his knee and breaking his arm, it was exciting the fight and the gore of it, it was more like a spectacle to him among the moans, groans and awes from the crowd. He felt like a child cut short by a little bit of shock as a hand rested on his shoulder, a man announced to him, “it’s ya time, to go on out and brawl boy” he was.. excited, a feeling he hasn’t felt since childhood and made his way down to the arena.

He arrived with a feeling like no other he had felt for years, that didn’t even describe it, his entire life didn’t compare to this one moment he was experiencing. The light was almost blinding, the sun glared directly into his eyes as he walked out as he looked away, his heart was still beating against his chest as if it was hammering its own way out, he waited, he waited for some sort of countdown before looking forward and receiving a powerful punch to his nose, he staggered back but despite this he didn’t exactly feel pain, nothing actually it must of been the adrenaline. He launched his own attack, a kick to the lower mid section, his opponent had moved away and closed the distance again throwing a couple jabs his way perfectly, in the heat of the moment he tried to land another desperate attack, a punch this time. His fist was caught as his opponent launched their own attack at him once more, he pulled his hand from the opponent before swiftly moving to the side instinctively and throwing another hard punch, this time he felt the contact of his hand slamming against his opponents face sending them to the ground, he never knew he was this strong, all he knew was he took a few classes in random martial arts and did weight lifting to simply have fun in life. He got out of his train of thought and went to kick the opponent he forced to the ground landing a strong kick to his stomach following to the face practically dismantling his face before he was stopped by a referee, the attacks blurred him until he finally out of the daze he was enduring looking down, a few teeth on the sans of the ground and blood on his shoe, it was clear, he won the first fight.

[olliesmoreno]

chapter 30-33 - undercover princess

chapter 30

- anastacia gave her quite the clue with the sleeping pills . but they didn’t acknowledge it

- i can’t sleep when i need to pee 😜

- jamie swearing is gold honestly i want this more in rwch fanfic

chapter 31

- “i’ll always be here ellie, whether you like it or not” yeah well i’m not okay! jamie’s character still haunts me to this day i can’t lie it he had a profound impact on me

chapter 32

- “there’s always room for you at the table” ollie is so sweet

- “don’t forget about us in your exciting new school” :( ollie deserves sm better (i’ll be saying this until the day i die)

- lottie mentioning the phone ban, honestly i still don’t understand how they survive that lol

- “i’ll poison it”

- ok why do i always forget that lottie is a somewhat preachy vegetarian 😭

- OKAY ELLNASTACIA BANTER… i see you guys… we (the fandom) are not delusional in seeing this

- ellie eating all the food is poetry idk. she’s never been told to stop eating all the food okay. it’s beautifully relatable and RAW as a character moment (i have no idea what i’m talking about)

- okay yeah the ellie and saskia flirting i really hate. esp bc saskia is with ani it just feels so weird. and ani deserves the world, genuinely.

- plus i just don’t like the ship at all and their attraction to each other imo feels very random and i don’t really see their romantic connection as characters. i know they’re just a fling type of relationship but i don’t even see the spark honestly 😭

- lottie feeling jealous though LOL lottie you’ll understand why eventually.

- ani IS nice. she’s suspicious in undercover princess but she never actually does anything cruel or mean. her heart is in the right place (ani defender) (still upset that she got sidelined at the end)

- lottie being like no ellie was placed in MY HOUSE. might as well say SHE'S MINE.

- okay the story is really haunting but i'm failing to see the plot relevance? is lottie upset due to the intensity of emotions displayed by ester and liana? and that she feels that intense emotion with ellie too ? idk. is it a metaphor? i'd love input on this.

chapter 33

- lottie feeling like she wasn't made for the royal world and she's struggling in it :(

- ellie comforting lottie is genuinely so cute she's communicating and listening to her it's so healthy

- the box gift is so cute.

- lollie are beautifully written as polar opposites they're so so sweet

sorry for the inconsistent live blogging guys… i’m gonna be more consistent. anyways the pool scene tomorrow! now i’m gonna read fanfic all night

[in-my-feels-probably]

hey! congratulations on 800 followers, you deserve them and write very well! can i have a ship with kaz brekker and nikolai lantsov? if you only accept one, do it with our kaz, I beg you!

so, my name is morrigan, my pronouns are she/her, I'm pansexual. I'm tall, I have long dark brown hair streaked with sunlight, and blue-green eyes (sometimes they look like emeralds, sometimes sapphires). I'm pale with light freckles across my nose and cheeks that stand out when I'm out in the sun, and my lips are full and well-shaped. I have more pronounced curves, a curvy and lean body, with some scars on my back from childhood

in terms of personality and hobbies, I'm ambiverted (loose around friends and lock myself up at home for days to recover), quiet and who knows how to enjoy silence. I am easily distracted by anything pretty or shiny or expensive that is put in front of me, but in general I am very focused when I need to be. I am also pragmatic and ambitious, someone who appreciates intelligence and recognizes beauty where there is. I LOVE jewelry and expensive things. my friends say i'm smart and i can see beauty even in a rotten apple. I like classical art (museums in general), bookstores/libraries and flower shops. I know about the meaning of some flowers, I love painting with watercolors and I'm a self-declared bibliophile (like, 10 books in a month).

my parents tried to give me a privileged education despite our lower class and the fact that we were constantly moving to different countries. I learned classical ballet, I learned to play the piano reasonably well, I can play the violin. having moved to different countries as a child (England, spain, portugal, switzerland, brazil, israel), i have a unique accent that people describe as music. oh, i love music too =)

oh, i'm also a bit of a nerd and selfish, but i fiercely defend my friends. I can be a little cruel on bad days and a little dismissive, maybe even manipulative. I have a very open mind and I hate any kind of repression. I'm that friend who's the voice of reason one minute and is robbing the bank with her friends the next. I don't mind physical contact and my love language is gifts and leaving love notes

hi!

thank you for participating :)

i do only go with one ship, so i’ll go with kaz! (cool name, btw, that’s really interesting. anyways, let’s get into it.)

kaz would really like that you’re an ambivert. he can handle himself in groups, but he definitely prefers some peace and quiet. however, despite what he may say, i don’t think he likes being alone. so if you two could sit in comfortable silence, he’d really appreciate that you cared enough to just with with him and wind down.

he’d also really like that you’re ambitious, and have any for expensive things. it would definitely come in handy. he’d also definitely catch you looking at something, and steal it when no one was looking, and you’d find it on your bed or something later that day. he would never confront you about it, and you’d never ask, but you both knew how you were getting new jewelry. he also appreciates art, and we already know he’s not above stealing art from buyers, so you may end up with a nice painting in your room, too…and a bookshelf full of books. or you’d steal a book from his office and he’d pretend he didn’t know you did, because he knew it would turn back up on his desk in a few days.

he’d definitely use your education to his advantage, too. not all the crows come from a background of higher education, and there’s perks to having one. having seen multiple cultures of the world, it would come in handy on jobs hed bring you along on. the accent thing could help to, if you had to pretend to be someone in a job. i bet you and jesper would make quite the team that kaz would have to constantly watch to make sure you didn’t screw something up by having too much fun together. he’d find it both endearing and annoying that he had to keep you on track.

kaz is also fiercely protective of the people he really cares about. he can definitely be dismissive and a little cruel when he’s having a bad day too, so he’d understand why you were being snappy with him and know that he needs to either give you some space, or just sit with you in silence. he’d be quite content to just work in his office while you sat in a chair and read or something.

maybe one day you’d be having a rough time, and he’d walk into his (locked) office to see you already curled up in the chair by the window.

“do i need to ask how you got in here?” he asked, although he wasn’t that phased. he already had a theory.

you didn’t look up from your book. “inej came in through the window and opened it from the inside. i locked it back.”

he rolled his eyes, sitting as his desk. “you’ll have that book back on my desk soon, right?”

you stopped in your tracks, looking up from your book to see him looking at you out of the corner of his eye. you’d stutter, and he’d stifle a laugh, waving you off.

“i nicked that one for you, i’ve already read it,” he’d say, going back to his work.

you’d smile, tucking yourself back into your chair before continuing to read.

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hope you liked it!

[misunderstood-muses]

Promise (Part 6)

“So, your hands go like this and your feet like this.” Mingi said across from me, waiting for me to mirror his stance with the wooden staff I was holding.

The next day was spent mostly on the ship unloading and packing up the supplies. We were staying one more night, but I had decided that I’d go ahead and take the trip back to the Promise earlier in the day. We’d finished unpacking early and now Mingi was making good on his word to teach me “self defense.”

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I mimicked his stance with the wooden staff and he nodded approvingly. San, the other weapons master, was pouting as he sat on a barrel, watching us. Other members had paused to watch us as well. Probably waiting and taking bets to see if I would even get a hit in. 

“Okay, now come at me.” He said.

“Why would I come at you when I’m supposed to just be using this to defend myself?”

Yunho laughed somewhere to my right.

“Uh, good point.” Mingi took a few steps towards me and brought his own staff up quickly which I blocked. 

“Good. Again.” 

We went through this several times before he switched and came at me from a different direction, which I also blocked.

“You’re not bad at this.”

I merely shrugged. 

“You’re going easy on her.” San called out and I sent him a glare.

Mingi rubbed the back of his head before taking up his stance again, “Alright, Leah. Just try to block me.”

“Mingi, if you hurt her I’ll fight you myself.” Seonghwa called.

I saw Mingi gulp but he started at me anyway. I dropped lower toward the ground and narrowed my eyes. He faltered a little, but it was already too late for him to stop now. I blocked him easily, quickly going from defense to offense. I got in a light hit to his side to distract him before swiping quickly at his legs, knocking him onto his back and bringing the end of the staff to his chest. 

Laughter erupted from San and Yunho. 

“I..you…” Mingi sputtered. 

“No one bothered to ask me if I already knew how to fight. So I had to show you.” I said, grinning slightly. 

When I looked over at Seonghwa his mouth was open slightly. I felt a pair of eyes on me from the quarterdeck and when I looked over Yeosang was also watching me, some unknown emotion behind his calculating eyes.

“I told you you were going easy on her,” San yelled, bringing my attention back to them, “It’s my turn now.”

I helped Mingi up.

“No, again. This time I won’t hold back.” He said. 

I grinned at him, “Bring it on.”

At this point Hongjoong had come out of the Captain’s Cabin to watch as well. 

I didn’t wait for Mingi to attack, just went at him. I got in a few hits but he was more prepared this time and I had to jump back to avoid his staff. He swung it rather widely, trying to catch more of the space I had to escape from but I pulled in instead. He realized his mistake too late as I went to shove my hand into his stomach. We both gasped when cold ocean water rained down on us.

Mingi’s head flew upwards, “Wooyoung, you little bastard.”

“You were about to lose anyway.” He called from the rigging, laughing loudly afterwards.

I wasn’t focused on them anymore. I was more focused on the cold water running its way down my back and over my body. I could already feel the salt sinking into my skin, could already feel the pain taking over. I wasn’t ready for this. Not for the actual ocean. A pain hit my lower abdomen violently and I pitched forward, falling to my knees and then onto my side.

“Leah!” I heard someone yell. I pried my eyes open and looked straight over to the one person who would know what was happening. 

“Yeosang.” I croaked out.

Hands tried to pull me up but I pushed them away. 

“Move.” Yeosang commanded. 

“You can’t just tell me to…” Seonghwa started but Yeosang cut him off.

“Move.” He said again, voice hard.

“Leah, I’m here. What do I need to do?” I heard him say in my ear.

“Cave,” I whispered out between the waves of pain, “Don’t want them...to...see. Can’t be...the ocean. They’ll know…”

He squeezed my shoulder before standing. 

“Jongho, get her up and get her into a boat.”

“What?” Seonghwa yelled, “Why? Where are you taking her?”

“I need you to calm down.” Yeosang said. A pair of hands began to lift me and I held in my moans of pain as they pulled me up. 

“What is going on, Yeosang?” Seonghwa demanded. 

“Please,” I managed, not actually sure what I was asking for.

“Captain, keep him on board.” Yeosang said.

“Absolutely not.” Seonghwa yelled.

“Mingi. Yunho.” I heard Hongjoong say. I assumed he was getting them to stop Seonghwa from following but I wasn’t sure. 

I barely noticed Jongho getting us in the boat, or him rowing Yeosang and I to shore.

“Hold on just a little longer. We’re almost there.” Yeosang said, hand brushing back my hair from my sweaty forehead. 

A little longer. Just a little longer until I could relieve the pain. Until the water could swallow me. Caress me. Hold me. 

“Yeosang,  what is happening?” I heard Jongho say, worry clearly evident. Yeosang didn’t answer him, just walked faster through the cave. 

It was brighter during the day and I could see around this time, see the pool getting closer and I sighed in relief, my body letting go of the pain for a moment, knowing that it was going to give in. 

“Here.”

Jongho sat me down on the damp rock and I clutched my stomach again.

Yeosang’s hands got to work on my shirt.

“What are you doing!” Jongho shouted and I saw him turn away. 

“You can go now, Jongho. I can call you if I need to.” Yeosang said. 

“No.” I protested. If this were happening he didn’t need to be alone with me.

He pulled the shirt from my body and I pushed his hands away.

“Go, I can do the rest.” 

“I’m not going anywhere. I told you we’d do this together.”

I pushed him back again, then pulled off the skirt, leaving me solely in the small slip this time. I looked back at him.

“I…”

“Go. It’s alright. I’ll be here.”

“What if you…”

“I’m not leaving and I’m not changing my mind. Nothing will change my mind. I don’t care what you are.”

“Are we still talking about…” 

He cut me off, “You know what I’m talking about.”

I wanted to say something else but a new wave of pain ran through me.

“Go.” He repeated. I sent him one more fleeting look before pushing myself off the rocks and into the water.

[the-chihayafuru-landslide]

Charles Rambles: on Chiharata and shipping the losing ship

I’m currently working on something else but I had to break away for a bit because this train of thought was too long to include and needed a post proper. This is a topic I have always wanted to discuss but have been too scared to because people are always ready to jump you in a dark alleyway if they even hear Arata’s name mentioned in vain. Well guess what DING DONG bitch ANSWER THE FKIN DOOR because today I’m breaking my silence and talking about Chiharata.

I mean lucky for me most of the avid Chiharata shippers have died in the war and what else do I have to lose since I am already hated by quite a few in this fandom (lol). So anyways this is more of a ramble (not an essay) on why I never shipped Chiharata and the reasons why I think it would have been a lacklustre ending to Chihayafuru on the basis of the way that Chiharata was PURPOSELY written.

You should have known it was over for your when Arata did the platonic Eden no Hana goodbye handshake. I blame the flowers.

For anyone who knows me, I was an Arata hater from day 1. When I was about to watch the anime people told me I was going to like the 2ND ML (Taichi) more and be very depressed. I was like pffff yeah right we’ll see about that. Then it happened exactly the way they said it would. The moment Taichi was introduced I was like oh noooo that guy lol he’s the one. Then for the rest of Chihayafuru I laid awake in anguish as I watched Chihaya have a crush on Arata FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON (to me)!! I was like WHERE TF DID THIS COME FROM??

So she did want to see him but was it because of a crush or because she wanted to play him in a match? (Spoiler: it was about Karuta)

I’ll admit a little hatred began brewing for Arata (but like I didn’t hate him but I also did y’know??) and I’m going to be real, I wasn’t always fair to Arata’s character lmao. I was biased because of preconceived notions I had going into the anime. I know this, but I don’t regret it because at least it was funny:

OK NO THE SECOND TWEET I AM STILL RIGHT ARATA SHOULD HAVE DELIVERED IT HIMSELF? EVEN IF TAICHI WAS HER BF HE CAN GIVE HER HIS PHONE NUMBER WTF

Like at the start of the manga Arata was going through the traumatic loss of the person he loved the most (canon) his grandpa. And I was like HOW DARE YOU NOT TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS IMMEDIATELY?? Why was I so needlessly heartless towards him LMAO.

I mean he was purposely written as the boulder so WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO FEEL

Sometimes people tell me that Taichi was right (when they first visited him in Fukui) in pushing Arata over when he kicked the cards but Taichi really DID NOT need to do that at all idc what you say. I’m defending Arata’s big stinky dogs in this case. Taichi I still love you even when you make mistakes. Sorry this got off topic... (that’s why this is a ramble not an essay)

However, I never fully hated Arata. The problem was since I didn’t like him in the ship there wasn’t much to like him outside of that. I did like the relationship with his grandpa but it only seemed to be really relevant at the beginning of the manga and at the end. Arata’s Karuta arc was probably the messiest out of the three and it was really difficult for me to resonate with it. His arc seemed to be a prodigy not feeling bad for playing at his full strength and winning? I don’t know the jury is still out on that one (and I am simplifying it a lot for the comedy). I actively looked for people discussing Arata’s Karuta arc but I almost never found any and I’m not sure if it’s because they kept their analysis locked up behind an Arata loving paywall or because I quickly made myself known as another bitchass illiterate Taichihaya they kept me blocked and off their lawn. So I am not an authority on that but I think when I do a re-read I actually would like to try and figure it out.

What I did often read in relation to Arata was of course the romance the ship between him and Chihaya. Now, I didn’t read these analysis to piss myself (necessarily lol). I actually think to be fully critical and fair you should read the other side’s arguments if for no other reason than to rip them apart (which I could every single time lmao). However, now it make a me sad because now that Chiharata didn’t pan out nobody wants to talk about him much anymore. Taichihayas hate him and already dug his grave out back Chiharatas threw him in there started piling dirt on him. It’s ok Arata, if nobody loves you then I will. YES I HAD MY LOVING ARATA ARC…

Funny story after shipping him pettily with Sumire I flew to close to the sun b/c I wrote a 5k petty fic about him and Sumire (as a response to my ACTUAL LEAST FAVOURITE SHIP TAICHI AND SUMIRE) and then I started to like the ship and Arata… I was like oh no this isn’t a joke anymore… AND THEN I MANIFESTED MY CRACK SHIP? Crazy

Back on topic:

From what I observed through the bars of my Taichihaya cage these are some of the reasons people like Chiharata:

Arata not putting any sort of pressure on Chihaya when he confessed and respecting her boundaries (not that she ever had to explicitly set any since they barely interacted)

His earnestness

The connection they had to their childhood

Their flirting? (I mean people thought it was sweet the way they were always blushing around each other and using someone else’s words “the cautious touch” personally I found it awkward that’s why I cannot in good sense not put a question mark LMAO)

Both being Karuta Bakas and the idea that they would be clueless in their relationship because they would just hyper-fixate on their shared passion. (This was more a HC than what we actually saw considering Chihaya didn’t remember the game she played against Arata)

Right so on the surface level I don’t see anything wrong with any of these points? A lot of them I too like in theory. Especially a man who respects boundaries (side eyes at you Taichi). I don’t think shipping them because this kind of relationship appeals to you is bad even if they were not the canon ending. It’s fiction and you can do whatever you want. You can have your head canons and your fan fictions (like someone passively aggressively said to me about Taichihaya once lmao)! Please your Chiharata AO3 tag needs it there’s only 24 fics (I think)

Even I can think of moments between Arata and Chihaya that made me question my loyalty (ok there was only 1 LMAO).

Not gonna lie it’s kinda funny he picked hauled her up on his shoulders like a sack of potatoes. ARATA IS SO IMPULSIVE AND THAT’S WHY HE’S A FUNNY LIL GUY.

Why did I like this moment despite finding it a lil awkward and cringe? Because for the first time Arata kind of understood the weight that Chihaya carried and he really saw who she was - someone who works hard and wants to win more than anything. He learned more in this little moment than he ever would playing against her. It was THIS that was needed… moments outside of a Karuta match where they could dispel the illusions that they had of each other and actually get to know WHO THEY WERE IN THE PRESENT!! Both of them had changed a lot since their childhood.

That was always my criticism of Arata and Chihaya’s relationship was that they really did not know each other beyond their childhood selves. Let’s look at what I tweeted I think 12 episodes into the anime:

This tweet still makes me laugh because of the Karuta name thing cddkj I was really going through it

That is not to say you need to know someone in order to date them. You can date anyone for any reason. In fact, people seem to forget that Chihaya herself was willing to date random man from train station who had no interest in Karuta lmao.

But surely, knowing someone intimately is something required to maintain a romantic relationship? I’m hoping that is a given for everyone. That’s why I failed to understand why people would see them dating as a victory in the romance department; that they would instantly have this incredible profound, moving, and impactful relationship instead of thing that happened because Chihaya had a crush and felt like it? Or was it because they both liked Karuta and dating would be an extension of their passion for Karuta…….. uh ok sounds gr8 but they don’t need to date to play Karuta together dclksdjknsdjk

Like what did Chihaya even see in Arata as a person? The only thing that she seems to admire about him is how he plays Karuta..

That and his big hands I guess lmao. Big hands to play Karuta with.

Because I am in my Arata defender stage I actually think THAT IS A CRIME BECAUSE ARATA HAS A LOT OF GOOD TRAITS GOING FOR HIM:

He’s shy and blushy

He’s awkward but cute

His black hakama

He’s blind in an endearing way

Domestic King (thanks to the spin off chapter)

Caring to the elderly

Occasionally very sweet when he feels like

Cares DEEPLY ABOUT HIS FRIENDS

Strong arms can pick you up because of his 500 practice swings

Gives tall guy vibes despite being shorter than Taichi (he’ll always be taller to me idc)

Now unlike Arata we actually saw Chihaya’s thoughts towards Taichi:

I mean I don’t even need to point out the stark difference between them lmao. That’s not even mentioning what the boys think of Chihaya. It’s pretty evident when you put their confessions side by side.

Like for Arata the basis of his confession is him thinking back to their childhood memories and Chihaya asking him to play Karuta together forever. So no wonder he ended his confession with “let’s play Karuta together sometime” because literally that’s all he knows about her.

Which brings me to my next point of why I never shipped Chiharata and this is due to their lack of present “screen time”. Now, do not misunderstand me, lack of screen time does not stop me from shipping two characters when I think characters might actually be a good pairing. I shipped Arata and Sumire based on their one single interaction in the manga BEFORE IT WAS COOL. So trust me when I say I AM OPEN TO FILLING THE GAPS OF CANON WITH HEADCANON.

Though it immediately becomes clear at the beginning of Chihayafuru that Chihaya feels some sort of way towards Arata (a crush) however we as the reader only got like 6 chapters of childhood backstory to explain their relationship which included Arata helping Chihaya make a dream of her own and her awesome moment when she takes a card from him. What is lacking is any cute childhood blooming romance. Most of the childhood arc is spent on the trio: Chihaya, Taichi and Arata. So I always failed to understand WHY she would be crushing on this guy other than guy really good at Karuta and me likey Karuta. Literally she said the time they spent apart made him become like a God of Karuta… Like uh this your man?

Chihaya and Arata’s bond based on their shared childhood dream is meant to be contrasted to the relationship Chihaya has with Taichi. While one is confined to Chihaya’s longing to see him (Arata) THE ONE SHE HAS WITH TAICHI IS REAL TANGIBLE AND CLEARLY UNFOLDS BEFORE OUR EYES.

This is from the first 11 chapters we early Taichihaya shippers were FEASTING

From this we understand their dynamic! Did Chiharata’s ever listen to the reasons we liked Taichihaya? Well here are my reasons: it was because of their chemistry, their banter and teasing. But they are also so caring towards each and supportive and it wasn’t one sided either. They help each other become the best versions of themselves and they also have something that the other person lacks. Chihaya has a terrible memory and Taichi doesn’t have naturally gifted hearing. They are soulmates but opposites. SUN AND MOON.

Maybe all of this could have been used to develop a friendship? You know sure I’ll roll with that let’s say it was all leading to something completely platonic. Then please explain to me what would be the reason of PURPOSELY DEPICTING TAICHI AND CHIHAYA LIKE THIS?? LIKE THE PICTURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

I purposely picked moments from Chihaya’s perspective to make a point lol

The only thing that was lacking from these interactions is the shoujo filters, sparkles and flowers almost like the point was a superficial teenage crush vs. SOMETHING WITH A BIT MORE SERIOUSNESS AND DEPTH.

I have always ascertained that Chihaya is clueless when it comes to love but I never meant that in a derogatory sense. She is a teenager who is figuring herself out IN A COMING OF AGE STORY! She has to start as a dumbass in order to grow up!! People always seemed to get it wrong and think that Chihaya was somehow very mature in her feelings when it came to Arata when she was most certainly not. Why did she leave Arata hanging for 8 months only to be reminded by Kana’s remarks about turning into sea foam (sea weed?) that she should actually respond to his confession like kdjsnakjdsnsc.

It’s fine that she had a crush on Arata though. At that age, I too had dumb ideas about love. I thought that the person I marry should be good at piano because it would be very important to be serenaded in the future. While this certainly would be nice I AM WISER that there are far more important qualities to look for in a partner.

Since Chiharata shippers have also suddenly become cognizant that Chihaya and Arata had little screen time together (and none outside of Karuta) they are calling it bad writing since it wasn’t “fair”. First of all, real relationships are not always “fair” - not everyone gets an equal chance to become a couple with someone and spend time with them? Not to mention that it wasn’t the problem that Arata didn’t live in Tokyo because LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS EXIST? If Chihaya and Arata wanted to they could (Taichihaya ending up long distance is almost like Suetsugu is trying to say the distance was never the problem). It was never supposed to be “fair” because thematically that’s not what Chihaya’s crush on Arata was ever about.

These girls are me being like Chihaya what on earth are you talking about.

Chihaya’s views about love at the beginning are incredibly and purposely naive and immature. The only thing that seems to matter to her in a partner is being good at Karuta. THIS IS NOT TREATED AS SOMETHING SERIOUS AND OR MEANINGFUL IT IS PURPOSELY RIDICULOUS!! Because of this being one of the only traits Chihaya looked for in a partner IT MADE HER FIRST CRUSH BE her MARRIED sensei.

On the one hand I get it Chihaya Harada is a dilf you are valid.

That’s why when Chihaya said she needed to be “worthy” to sit in front of her crush I hope every single one of the people who shipped Chiharata realized this was an arbitrary standard and really should not matter when it comes to love?

If you or someone you know had to say this line with any ounce of seriousness as a defence for your ship you may be owed financial compensation.

I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were thinking that eventually this notion would be deconstructed afterwards because damn that is very shallow and also stupid lol. It’s just very weird that so many people still thought that “feeling worthy to sit in front of him” was relevant for Chihaya to be able to confess back to Arata because…

Arata confessed independently from Chihaya feeling “worthy”

She already sat in front of him and smoked him

It definitely does help when the person that you love shares your passion absolutely but again “passion” for another (love) is not the same as “passion” for sport. They are separate and not interchangeable. That was the point.

Like I’m sorry it couldn’t get more on the nose when some NPC said this about Chihaya’s crush dcndacjkjkn.

Then of course there are the subjective reasons why I don’t think a relationship between Chihaya and Arata would be really good for them. In a lot of ways they are too similar to each other in the sense of being “clueless” Karuta bakas. That’s why so many people made a ship where Chihaya and Arata’s relationship had to be mediated by Taichi who would keep both of them in line, which, would be fine if Taichi wasn’t a miserable sod who had his heart broken. Like that was simply too much to expect from him even if he was the happily rejected party in the end… Like sorry I don’t wish that for him !! He has the self esteem of a roll of paper towel in what world would that be a good ending for him kjncjdjkn

Even in canon like Arata simply must let Chiha go to move forward (I will expand on this a later time). The love that was pushing him forward (unlike for Taichi) was actually the love he had for his grandpa.

That’s beautiful, I guess platonic love wins! Thank you, I’m collecting tips in my hat.

No but seriously there was also this holier than thou attitude that some Chiharata shippers had that they were the enlightened ones who valued the true platonic love that Taichi and Chihaya had and that people who thought it was romance were simply projecting. Taichihayas simply were not respecting Chihaya’s agency! Because YES it was so clear that Chihaya was already in love with Arata!!

Damn Kana that manipulative mastermind making Chihaya doubt her strong and passionate love for Arata!

I mean she had a crush on him, she already said she was in love with him (even though she said she didn’t understand her feelings platonic love could never apply to Arata shhh) and rejected Taichi. The thing is, it’s fiction idc what the author might have “intended”. The depth in a relationship I wanted was in the Taichihaya pairing. I never once felt guilty shipping them even though I didn’t genuinely believe in a Taichihaya ending until 246. Not because Chiharata was better written but because I am a depressed bitch. But like if Chiharata was canon I could simply write it off as being dumb and pretend away the ending while enjoying everything else. However, I was always willing to accept a Chiharata ending because at the end of the day I actually do respect the character’s “agency” to pick their partner and love doesn’t always make sense.

What would not make sense to me in the slightest is why Taichi and Chihaya would be written like that to have a more meaningful and impactful relationship than the guy who she was in love with. But then we get to subjectivity, maybe people consider their best friends to be their closest relationships and the guy is the one you date because of his large hands and supposed sexual tension. Idk to each their own.

It speaks volumes that now that Chiharata didn’t become canon people are pissed off because at the end of it they don’t even consider Chihaya and Arata to be friends? SO WAIT A MINUTE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WAS ENOUGH TO SUGGEST LOVERS BUT NOT FRIENDS?? I don’t even need to say much about that.

I know some people REALLY wanted a friendship ending with Taichi maybe more than they even wanted Chiharata to happen. I get it, the idea that your friend can be crazy in love with you but then be you know what after everything we can still be friends (WHICH TAICHI FKIN DID). So if you liked that theme, why are you not satisfied with it being told through Arata? HELL SUMIRE HAD THAT EXACT STORYLINE?? YOU HATE WOMEN OR WHAT.

Is it because Arata didn’t need that much time to process getting rejected (well he did actually b/c as we always said he got soft rejected) because MAYBE HE CLUED INTO THE FACT that he was fighting a losing battle? Or is it the fact that absolutely nothing changed Chiharata’s relationship with Chihaya not reciprocating his feelings? If that’s the case, then maybe the author was trying to say that Arata’s feelings weren’t that DEEP for Chihaya. Maybe HE VALUES friendship with both Taichi and Chihaya more than to make a big scene. He has been set up to process disappointment easier than say Taichi?

LIKE LOOK:

I guess it sucks when it turns out you guys were PROJECTING as much into the story as those Taichihaya romance obsessed baboons. Everyone projects into a story. It’s actually ok ! WE ARE THE SAME IN THIS REGARD. LET’S JOIN HANDS AND UNDIG ARATA FROM HIS GRAVE PLEASEEEEEEE. To conclude my massively long rant and because I can no longer add any pictures, by the time we got to 246 without Chihaya and Arata dating it should have been fairly clear that it was not going to happen. Their relationship had barely progressed and if Chihaya would date Arata with the intention of getting to know him more OUTSIDE of Karuta... SHE’D NEED TIME FOR THAT!! It should have happened much earlier and not been dragged out to the end of the manga. (A topic I will leave for another time)

However by the time we got to the ending if Chiharata happened it would simply just be the pairing off of two characters a romance conclusion a la shonen. Chihaya would be getting a trophy and a husband for accomplishing her dream.

Instead the thesis was actually that “love” like Kaurta is something you have to work towards. It’s not always easy nor is it always “happy”. Yet it is worth it when you find the right person- you will still want to be with them “by their side” even when it’s rough.

Crazy how Taichi said this in chapter 9.

SO that pretty much wraps up my thoughts on Chiharata (for now)

This is Charles reminding you that Arata is now in his Tokyo Hottie arc!